What do systematic reviews say?

Physical interventions vs care

Physical interventions probably leads to higher RTW compared with care (moderate certainty).

• Non‐medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.23 [1.08, 1.39]
  4 studies · 434 participants
  Moderate

Physical interventions vs care

• Non‐medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 173 participants
  Low

Physical conditioning interventions vs usual care

Physical conditioning interventions may leads to higher proportion of participants at work in the extended long term (≥ 5… compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Interventions to support return to work for people with coronary heart disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.83 [1.26, 2.66]
  1 study · 119 participants
  Low

Physical conditioning interventions vs usual care

• Interventions to support return to work for people with coronary heart disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 430 participants
  Low
• Interventions to support return to work for people with coronary heart disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.04 [0.82, 1.3]
  2 studies · 156 participants
  Low

Physical conditioning interventions vs usual care

Physical conditioning interventions showed no clear difference in adverse effects: cardiac deaths compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Interventions to support return to work for people with coronary heart disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1 [0.35, 2.8]
  2 studies · 285 participants
  Moderate

Physical conditioning interventions vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether physical conditioning interventions changes proportion of participants returning to work in the short term (up… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

• Interventions to support return to work for people with coronary heart disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.17 [0.97, 1.41]
  4 studies · 460 participants
  Very low

Physical conditioning interventions vs usual care

Physical conditioning interventions showed no clear difference in proportion of participants returning to work in the medium term (6… compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Interventions to support return to work for people with coronary heart disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.09 [0.99, 1.2]
  5 studies · 510 participants
  Low

Other interventions (1/1): Physical exercise and sleep hygiene education vs WAIT LIST

• Person‐directed, non‐pharmacological interventions for sleepiness at work and sleep disturbances caused by shift work 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 32 participants
  Moderate